Updating the Finland–Russia border description
The approval of the protocol between the Government of the Republic of Finland and the Government of the Russian Federation on the description of the course of the state border between Finland and Russia
The state border between Finland and Russia will be documented with updated precision. The actual location of the border in the terrain will remain unchanged.
- Status
- Passed
- Submitted
- 28 Mar 2018
- Latest event
- 25 May 2018
- Votes
- 0
- Statute
- 534/2018
- Source
- eduskunta.fi ↗
What is proposed
Finland will approve the protocol between Finland and Russia on the description of the course of the state border, based on a technical border demarcation carried out between 2007 and 2016. The new protocol will replace outdated border description documents from 1938–1967 and transfer border measurements to a unified, digital coordinate system.
What it means
The change will not affect the geographic location of the state border, but it provides authorities with precise digital border data. The reform will particularly facilitate the work of the Finnish Border Guard, the National Land Survey of Finland and the Finnish Transport Agency in border surveillance, map maintenance and the use of spatial data.
How Parliament voted
The bill passed without a vote – no MP proposed rejecting or amending it in plenary.
Stages of consideration
The bill's path from the preliminary debate to the decision, as recorded by Parliament.
- 28 Mar 2018Eduskuntakäsittelyn vireilletulo · Ulkoministeriö
- 3 Apr 2018Lähetekeskustelu · Täysistunto
- 16 May 2018Valiokunnan mietintö tai lausunto · ulkoasiainvaliokunta
- 22 May 2018Ainoa käsittely · Täysistunto
- 23 May 2018Eduskunnan vastaus ja kirjelmä
Decisions by law proposal1
- Pöytäkirja Suomen tasavallan hallituksen ja Venäjän federaation hallituksen välillä Suomen ja Venäjän välisen valtakunnanrajan kulun kuvauksestaHyväksytty · 534/2018
Proposed law text
The law proposals in the bill as the Government presented them. The final act may differ after committee consideration.
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Main content of the bill (official)
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